Table 2 Procedures and concepts for listing drugs and codes
Listing drugs | - Listed JGS substances were limited to those approved as medicinal product for oral use in Japan, except insulin. - Listed JGS substances were prescribed for long-term use in general. - If a combination drug is comprised with more than one of listed therapeutic category, combinations were presented in Table 5. |
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Coding with ATC | - If ATC codes at the 5th level cannot be directly matched to the substance, an alternate 4th level code is proposed by searching online [1]. - The 5th level ATC code is proposed when it is available for the combination, otherwise ATC codes are searched for each substance. - ATC codes for topical use were excluded |
Coding with Japan code | - Some vaccines are not available because vaccine is not covered by the pricing list for the national health insurance but by other public support. - The pricing list is available for medicinal products currently in the market. |